Saudakent (), known as ''Baikadam'' until 1993, is a town located in the Sarysu District, Zhambyl Region,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. It is part of Baikadam rural district (КАТО code — 316033100).

Demographics

According to the 2009 Kazakhstan census, the town has a population of 5313 people. In 1999 the town had a population of 5864.

Geography

The town is located by the banks of the

Shabakty The Shabakty (; ) is a river in southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth The river flows across the Sarysu District of the Zhambyl Region. There are two inhabited places by the riverbank, Saudakent near ...

river to the southeast of the

Akzhar Akzhar (; ) is a salt lake group in the Jambyl Region, Zhambyl and Turkistan Region, Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan. The lakes lie northwest of Saudakent town and northeast of Kumkent. The Akzhar lake zone includes a Important Bird Area. Geogra ...

lakes, northeast of the district center, the city of Zhanatas.

Climate

Saudakent has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

(

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: ''BSk'') with cold winters and hot summers.

References

Populated places in Jambyl Region {{JambylRegion-geo-stub ru:Саудакент